Use of the soleus musculocutaneous perforator for skin paddle salvage of the fibula osteoseptocutaneous flap: Anatomical study and clinical confirmation

Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Volumn 120, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1576-1584

  Wong, Chin Ho ^b   Tan, Bien Keem ^a   Wei, Fu Chan ^b   Song, Colin ^b  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANASTOMOSIS; ARTICLE; CADAVER; FIBULA GRAFT; HUMAN; LEG; MYOCUTANEOUS FLAP; PERFORATOR FLAP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVASCULARIZATION; TIBIAL ARTERY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PLASTIC SURGERY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; VASCULARIZATION;

CADAVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; SURGICAL FLAPS;

EID: 38449101403     PISSN: 00321052     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.prs.0000282076.31445.b4     Document Type: Article

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